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Government Contracts and the Cloud
The Obama Administration is rapidly fulfilling its pledge to leap into cloud computing with both feet.
First there was the Cloud Computing Initiative, announced last September as a means of slashing the federal government's IT costs as well as reaping the scaleability and flexibility benefits of hosted IT services delivered over the Web. Then there was the mandate contained in the 2011 federal budget that all federal agencies evaluate cloud-computing alternatives in connection with any budget requests for IT investments. Most recently, the U.S. General Services Administration issued a long-anticipated request for quotations from the private sector to provide infrastructure as a service (IaaS) to federal agencies.
The DOJ's New Parameters for Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs
The parameters set forth in the DOJ's memorandum have implications not only for the government's evaluation of compliance programs in the context of criminal charging decisions, but also for how defense counsel structure their conference-room advocacy seeking declinations or lesser sanctions in both criminal and civil investigations.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
Use of Deferred Prosecution Agreements In White Collar Investigations
This article discusses the practical and policy reasons for the use of DPAs and NPAs in white-collar criminal investigations, and considers the NDAA's new reporting provision and its relationship with other efforts to enhance transparency in DOJ decision-making.
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.